Song of the Swallows Leo Politi Birding Year published: 2005

Year published:  2005

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hardcover ISBN: 9780027731002

Song of the Swallows Leo Politi Birding Year published: 2005Song of the Swallows, which won the Caldecott Medal when it was first published in 1948, was written and illustrated by Leo Politi, one of Los Angeles' most beloved artists. It tells the famous story of the yearly return of the swallows to the Mission San Juan Capistrano through the eyes of a small child. Julian, the bell ringer of the Mission, tells Juan, a young boy who also lives at the Mission, the story of the swallows and how without anyone